Award-winning Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado dies at age 81, his institute says
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FILE - Photographer Sebastiao Salgado waves to photographers during the presentation of his exhibition, 'Kuwait: A Desert on Fire', at the Galleria Meravigli, in Milan, Italy, Oct. 20, 2017. Salgado, known for his long-term projects and images of nature and humanity, died at age 81, the Instituto Terra confirmed on Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)FILE - Photographer Sebastiao Salgado poses for a photo after his election to the French Academy of Fine Arts during a ceremony in Paris, Dec. 6, 2017. Salgado, known for his long-term projects and images of nature and humanity, died at age 81, the Instituto Terra confirmed on Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)FILE - Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado attends a news conference to unveil his exhibition 'Amazonia', in Milan, Italy, May 11, 2023. Salgado, known for his long-term projects and images of nature and humanity, died at age 81, the Instituto Terra confirmed on Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)FILE - Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, poses in front of one of the pictures of his exhibition 'Amazonia', at the Fabbrica del Vapore, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)FILE - Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado poses for a photo at his exhibit in the Artes e Oficios Museum of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Oct. 26, 2006. Salgado, known for his long-term projects and images of nature and humanity, died at age 81, the Instituto Terra confirmed on Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugenio Savio)
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FILE - Photographer Sebastiao Salgado waves to photographers during the presentation of his exhibition, 'Kuwait: A Desert on Fire', at the Galleria Meravigli, in Milan, Italy, Oct. 20, 2017. Salgado, known for his long-term projects and images of nature and humanity, died at age 81, the Instituto Terra confirmed on Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)